NEW PRODUCTS

Mar 1, 2002 12:00 PM

Tamper-evident mailbags

Zipper-seal chamber

Users place contents inside mailbag, secure with a patented zipper-seal chamber, insert a numbered seal and record the information. If the recipient notices a broken seal, or a differently numbered seal, recipient will know that the contents have been compromised.
Arcozip
A. RIFKIN CO.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
CIRCLE 75 ON CARD

Remote communication unit

Detects line loss or communication fault

The remote communication unit (RCU) replaces the 56K modem with added capability, including detecting line loss or communication fault, and re-dialing the host computer while restoring the communication. Unit includes a built-in internal RS-232/RS-485 converter.

Features: compact, low power consumption.
RCU
ALCO ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
Weston, Fla.
CIRCLE 76 ON CARD

Building security

Monitors visitors, tenants

Identification system scans magnetic stripes and bar codes of company or building ID cards, as well as driver's licenses from more than 30 states. System can be used to issue permanent and temporary ID cards. ID cards with magnetic stripes or barcodes can be printed, and encrypted cards and PIN numbers can be created. The system can be upgraded to include retinal or fingerprint scans. It operates as a stand-alone unit or as an integrated unit with a networked security system.

Features: unit can capture customized data and store between 3,000-6,000 entries; designed to protect against power outages, line noise or a kicked out wall plug without losing data.
ID Detective
BARTIZAN DATA SYSTEMS
New York
CIRCLE 77 ON CARD

Barcode and smart card reader

Biometric verification

Product is designed to read two-dimensional barcodes, smart cards and optical character recogntion (OCR-B) on passports, national ID programs, driver's licenses, social services cards, voter registration cards, bank cards and other ID documents. The reader is a stand-alone, off-line device with an embedded 32-bit operating system for independent operation or network integration. Device decodes high-density, two-dimensional Superscript and Datastrip barcode symbols with an option to decode PDF-417.

Features: identity verification, color screen, compatible with peripheral devices and networks via serial, USB, PCMCIA and IrDA connections.
DSVerify 2D
DATASTRIP INC.
Exton, Pa.
CIRCLE 78 ON CARD

Storage and retrieval

Prints audit trail reports

Non-robotic or robotic storage and retrieval products use identification technology to track, control and monitor accountable objects such as key rings, pagers or drugs. Users can program the system to release or store objects, open doors, or control specific climatic environments to authorized users within predetermined time frames. System can create and print unlimited audit trail reports — locally or remotely.

Features: biometric verification, industrial computer, touch-screen display, Irda, wireless and networking capabilities.
Key-Secur and Robo-Secur
ABSOLUTECH ENGINEERING CORP.
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
CIRCLE 79 ON CARD

Driver kit for Mac

USB connectivity

Driver allows the supplier's single-sided or dual-sided card printers/encoders to work on any Macintosh running Mac OS 8.6 or higher. Driver offers USB connectivity, using a USB-to-parallel cable. Offered free of charge, drivers can be downloaded at supplier's Web site.

Features: supports Nubus or PCI Parallel cards; does not support Mac OS X.
Driver Kit for DTC500 Series
FARGO ELECTRONICS INC.
Minneapolis
CIRCLE 80 ON CARD

Emergency response telephone

Waterproof alarm button

When the telephone alarm button or the portable alarm button is pushed, the phone will dial out and report the alarm to up to four telephone numbers. A digital or verbal message tells the called party where the alarm has originated.

Features: remote-dial, speaker and microphone access with security code, backlit display.
Guardian Talker
GUARDIAN SYSTEMS INC.
Chandler, Ariz.
CIRCLE 81 ON CARD

Application guides

CD-ROM

CD-ROM application guide includes information on proper application of the supplier's various detection products. Interactive features allow for user to preview supplier's products.
Applications Guides CD
SYSTEM SENSOR
St. Charles, Ill.
CIRCLE 82 ON CARD

Automated vehicle detector

Solar-powered for remote applications

When an unauthorized vehicle is detected, a “detected vehicle alarm” is automatically displayed to the user's security control center. Module can be used to detect vehicles entering restricted areas, or those that are inappropriately positioned. Module eliminates failed or delayed detection. Vehicle detector operates over wire or wireless communication links and can operate under solar power for remote locations. Detector differentiates between stopped and moving vehicles and can classify vehicles by length.

Features: up to 24 detector zones per camera, remote configuration of detector zones, automated notification and video display.
Unauthorized Vehicle Presence Module
MAXXESS
Anaheim, Calif.
CIRCLE 83 ON CARD

Magnetic card reader

Manual-swipe

Tabletop swipe reader with USB interface can emulate a keyboard wedge, preventing the need to modify a host application to use the card reader. Reader features plug-and-play capability and can also be controlled through software. Product reads up to three tracks simultaneously, preventing multiple swiping.

Features: no external power supply needed, minimum of 300,000 passes, card feeding speed of 3.9 to 39.3 in./sec.
V3TU
OMRON ELECTRONICS INC.
Schaumburg, Ill.
CIRCLE 84 ON CARD

Temporary photo ID badge

Two-part authorization

Plastic badge is pre-printed “VOID” and valid only with a two-part authorization sticker covering the “VOID” area. The sticker will expire by turning red after a specific time of one day, one week, or one month. Once the sticker expires, it can be peeled off and the badge can be re-issued.
VOIDbadge
TEMTEC INC.
Suffern, N.Y.
CIRCLE 85 ON CARD

Access control system

Local direct or remote connection

User sets access control requirements to host computer, and host computer communicates requirements to controllers, where the decision is made to allow or deny access. Access transaction records are stored in the controller's memory and are communicated back to the user.

Features: optional 12V 4Ah backup battery, supports 4,000 cardholders, more than 190 input monitoring points per site, automatic alarm reporting, 32 readers per site, 64 programmable time zones per site, photo badging, anti-passback technology.
Citadel
SYNERGISTICS INC.
Natick, Mass.
CIRCLE 86 ON CARD

Wireless portable reader

Hand-held and mobile

Portable reader allows checkpoints at any site to be moved flexibly. Guard tour systems can be implemented with one wireless portable reader and several access cards, with report generated by the existing access control panel. Reader has a line-of-sight range of 1,000 feet, and delivers 900 MHz spread spectrum communications between access points and access control panel when using supplier's panel interface module.

Features: compatible with existing magnetic stripe, Wiegand and HID Prox cards; optional biometric solution available.
WPR
RECOGNITION SOURCE, LLC
St. Charles, Ill.
CIRCLE 87 ON CARD

Mini tower

Camera-ready relay

Autodial emergency phone tower stands 42-in. tall with a 1,000,000 candlepower blue strobe and a 50-watt white “area of rescue” light.

Features: camera-ready relay and mounting studs, call location identifier, programmable site ID, tamper-resistant cabinet, optional wide-angle lens camera; compatible with supplier's Call Manager product to control up to 30 stations without outside telephone lines.
Telalarm HF-2 Mini Tower
TRIGON ELECTRONICS INC.
Orange, Calif.
CIRCLE 88 ON CARD

DSL filters

Eliminates high-frequency interference

DSL filters for the supplier's line of telephone entry systems are designed to eliminate high-frequency interference when a DSL is introduced to supplier's “no phone line” systems.

Feature: available in pre-installed model for new equipment, or as a kit to upgrade existing systems.
DSL Filters
VISCOUNT SYSTEMS INC.
Burnaby, B.C.
CIRCLE 89 ON CARD

Security shredder

Oversized feed opening

Shredder accepts up to 16 sheets of paper with cross-cutting shredder head. Unit starts shredding automatically as paper is fed and stops automatically when the shredding cycle is complete. Bag full and door opened indicators alert user to problems, and prevent operation until corrected. An oversized feed opening of 13 3/4-in. reduces particles to no larger than 1/50-in. by 9/32-in.

Features: automatic oiler, 1.5HP motor on 115V/1/60HZ power. European voltages available.
Model 266
SECURITY ENGINEERED MACHINERY
Westboro, Mass.
CIRCLE 90 ON CARD

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